(heraldry, of arms, not comparable) Originally, being arms which a person had a right to assume, in consequence of an exploit; now, those assumed without sanction of the Heralds' College.
Forward or presumptuous.
Held as true or valid without evidence.
bismerpund
bismerpund
noun
(historical) An old Swedish unit of weight, equivalent to 5.101 kilograms.
chemopause
chumpiness
circumpose
circumpose
verb
(obsolete) To place within an encircling space; to pot (a plant).
(obsolete) To put round; to place around; to place or arrange circularly.
composture
composture
noun
A kind of plaster.
Composition, makeup, formation.
Compost, composted manure.
compulsive
compulsive
adj
Having power to compel; exercising or applying compulsion.
Uncontrolled or reactive and irresistible.
noun
One who exhibits compulsive behaviours.
consumpted
consumpted
adj
(archaic) Suffering from tuberculosis (consumption).
verb
simple past tense and past participle of consumpt
creepmouse
creepmouse
adj
(mildly derogatory) Timid and unassuming in the extreme.
noun
(mildly derogatory) An extremely timid and unassuming person.
creepmousy
cuemanship
cuemanship
noun
The art or skill of playing a cue sport.
dampcourse
despumated
despumated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of despumate
deutoplasm
deutoplasm
noun
(biology) The lifeless food matter in the cytoplasm of an ovum or a cell, as distinguished from the active or true protoplasm; yolk substance.
dispermous
dispermous
adj
(botany) Having only two seeds.
emplastrum
ephemerous
ephemerous
adj
(archaic) Ephemeral.
epidermous
epimetheus
epimetheus
Proper noun
Son of Iapetus and Clymene, brother to Atlas, Menoetius and Prometheus, of whom he ignored warnings to beware of any gifts from Zeus. He accepted Pandora as his wife, thereby bringing sorrow to the world; father to Pyrrha.
A moon of the planet Saturn.
episcenium
episporium
episternum
episternum
noun
(anatomy) The upper segment of the sternum
(entomology) The anterior part of the pleuron of an insect.
equipments
equipments
noun
(nonstandard) plural of equipment
eumolpides
eumorphous
euomphalus
euphemious
euphemised
euphemised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of euphemise
euphemiser
euphemiser
noun
Alternative form of euphemizer
euphemisms
euphemisms
noun
plural of euphemism
exomphalus
exomphalus
noun
Alternative form of exomphalos
exosporium
exosporium
noun
(botany) The outer layer of a pollen grain or spore; the exine.
frumperies
frumperies
noun
plural of frumpery
frumpiness
frumpiness
noun
The characteristic of being frumpy.
glumpiness
glumpiness
noun
The quality of being glumpy.
grumpiness
grumpiness
noun
The state, or act, of being grumpy.
haematopus
hemapodous
hemipodius
hemophilus
impervious
impervious
adj
Immune to damage or effect.
Preventive of any penetration; impenetrable, impermeable, particularly of water.
Unaffected or unable to be affected by something.
importunes
importunes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of importune
imposthume
imposthume
noun
(obsolete) A person suffering from an abscess.
verb
(obsolete, intransitive) To form an abscess.
(obsolete, transitive) To affect with an abscess.
impostures
impostures
noun
plural of imposture
impressure
impressure
noun
(obsolete) dent; impression
impudences
impudences
noun
plural of impudence
impunities
impunities
noun
plural of impunity
impureness
impureness
noun
The quality or condition of being impure; impurity.
impurities
impurities
noun
plural of impurity
inspeximus
inspeximus
noun
(historical) A confirmation and reaffirmation of one or several royal grants made in the past, generally at the request of a putative beneficiary.
jamshedpur
jumpmaster
jumpmaster
noun
One who supervises the jumping of paratroopers or other parachutists from an aeroplane.
jumpscrape
lumpfishes
lumpfishes
noun
plural of lumpfish
lumpsucker
lumpsucker
noun
Any of the scorpaeniform fish in the family Cyclopteridae, with adhesive pelvic discs.
marsupiate
marsupiate
Noun
marsupial
massapequa
maupertuis
mediumship
mediumship
noun
(parapsychology) The state of being a medium (psychic conduit); purported ability to mediate communication between spirits of the dead and living human beings.
megapodius
melanippus
melanoplus
menopausal
menopausal
adj
Of, or pertaining to the menopause
menopauses
menopauses
noun
plural of menopause
menopausic
mesohippus
mesopectus
mesopectus
noun
A type of sclerite in some hymenopterans
mesopleura
mesopleura
noun
plural of mesopleuron
mesopodium
mesopodium
noun
(botany) Synonym of petiole
(zoology) The middle portion of the foot in the gastropods and pteropods.
metacarpus
metacarpus
noun
(anatomy) The five bones that form the intermediate part of the hand between the fingers and the wrist.
metapectus
miscompute
miscompute
noun
An erroneous computation.
verb
To compute erroneously.
misexpound
misexpound
verb
To expound erroneously.
misproduce
misproduce
verb
To produce something poorly, or in an improper way
missuppose
missuppose
verb
(transitive) To suppose incorrectly.
misusurped
mouseproof
mouseproof
adj
Resistant to damage caused by mice.
mousetraps
mousetraps
noun
plural of mousetrap
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mousetrap
mudpuppies
mudpuppies
noun
plural of mudpuppy
mudskipper
mudskipper
noun
Any of various gobies of the subfamily Oxudercinae that are able to survive out of water by breathing through their skins and having strong pectoral fins that act as simple legs.
multiphase
multiphase
adj
That generates, or employs, multiple alternating current supplies with the same voltage but different phase angles.
multiplies
multiplies
noun
plural of multiply
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of multiply
multispeed
multispeed
adj
Capable of operating at multiple speeds.
muspelheim
musquaspen
neuroplasm
neuroplasm
noun
The protoplasm of a nerve cell.
neurospasm
neurospasm
noun
A nervous spasm or twitching of a muscle.
operculums
outpromise
outpromise
verb
(transitive) To make more or better promises than.
palmaceous
palmaceous
adj
(botany) Of or pertaining to palms; of the nature of, or resembling, palms.
parvenuism
parvenuism
noun
The practices or characteristics of a social climber.
pasteurism
pasteurism
Proper noun
The prevention of certain diseases by successive inoculations with an attenuated virus of gradually increasing strength.
pasteurisation
pauperisms
pauperisms
noun
plural of pauperism
pediastrum
pedicurism
pedicurism
noun
The practice or the art of giving pedicures.
pedimanous
pedimanous
adj
(zoology) Having feet resembling hands, or with the first toe opposable, as in the opossums and monkeys.
pedionomus
pelomedusa
pemphigous
pemphigous
adj
Relating to pemphigus
pennisetum
pentamerus
penumbrous
penumbrous
adj
Partially shaded.
Vague; ill-defined; unclear.
periastrum
perimysium
perimysium
noun
(anatomy) A layer of connective tissue which surrounds several muscle fibers into bundles
periosteum
periosteum
noun
A membrane surrounding a bone.
peristylum
peritomous
peritomous
adj
(mineralogy) Cleaving in more than one direction, parallel to the axis, the faces all being similar.
peromelous
peromyscus
personarum
petroleums
petroleums
noun
plural of petroleum
phocomelus
phocomelus
noun
(dated) Phocomelia.
A person with phocomelia.
plaguesome
plaguesome
adj
That is a plague.
plumaceous
plumaceous
adj
fluffy; downy
plumassier
plumassier
noun
One who prepares or deals in ornamental plumes or feathers.
plumberies
plumberies
noun
plural of plumbery
pneumatics
pneumatics
noun
(theology, obsolete) The scientific study or knowledge of spiritual beings and their relations to God, angels, and human beings.
The branch of mechanics that deals with the mechanical properties of gases
pneumatism
pneumatism
noun
spiritualism centred on the belief in the pneuma
pneumatist
polymerous
polymerous
adj
(biology) Having many parts or members in each set.
(chemistry) Polymeric.
polyphemus
polyphemus
noun
Synonym of polyphemus moth
polysemous
polysemous
adj
(linguistics) Having multiple meanings or interpretations.
pomiferous
pomiferous
adj
(botany) bearing pomes or pomelike fruit as opposed to berries.
Producing or bearing fruit, especially apples
pompelmous
pompelmous
noun
(obsolete) Alternative form of pampelmoes: a pomelo; a grapefruit.
postbellum
postbellum
adj
(US) Of the period following the American Civil War, especially used in reference to the South.
Of the period following a war.
praescutum
praescutum
noun
Archaic form of prescutum.
praesidium
praesidium
noun
Alternative form of presidium
preassumed
preassumed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of preassume
preconsume
preconsume
verb
(transitive) To consume beforehand.
premeasure
premeasure
verb
(transitive) To measure in advance.
premierjus
premusical
premusical
adj
Before music.
presidiums
presternum
presternum
noun
(anatomy) The anterior segment of the sternum; the manubrium.
prestimuli
prestomium
presumable
presumable
adj
Capable of being presumed.
presumably
presumably
adv
able to be sensibly presumed
presumedly
presumedly
adv
(rare) In a way that is presumed; expectedly; presumably.
presupreme
presurmise
presurmise
noun
A surmise previously formed.
primulales
prometheus
prometheus
Proper noun
The Titan chiefly honored for stealing fire from Zeus in the stalk of a fennel plant and giving it to mortals for their use. The god of fire and craft.
A moon of the planet Saturn.
promiseful
promiseful
adj
Full of promise for the future; promising.
proscenium
proscenium
noun
(in a modern theater) The stage area between the curtain and the orchestra.
(in an ancient theater) The row of columns at the front the scene building, at first directly behind the circular orchestra but later upon a stage.
(in an ancient theater) The stage area immediately in front of the scene building.
A proscenium arch.
prosternum
prosternum
noun
(zoology) The ventral plate of the prothorax of an insect.